RHSA-2020:0475
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2020-02-11 18:31 - Updated: 2026-06-28 12:21A flaw was found in Yarn in versions prior to 1.21.1. Arbitrary symlinks can be generated using the package install functionality leading to existing files being overwritten. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
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| Unresolved product id: 7Server-RH7-Quay-3:quay3/clair-jwt@sha256:a8a8271b6687004cd93310da713e95e04920f90399a8723a28e96be32caa36d8_amd64 | — |
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